Dandi (1930)
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Overview
Dandi, on the Gujarat coast, is where the Salt March ended. Gandhi set out from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 with 78 followers, walked about 385 km and broke the salt law at Dandi on 6 April 1930.
The march began the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–34). Gandhi informed the Viceroy in advance, and the simple symbol of salt let women, peasants and students all take part.
Geography and key facts
- Salt March: 12 March – 6 April 1930
- Started from Sabarmati Ashram with 78 followers
- About 385 km (240 miles) on foot
- Began the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–34)
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims asks which movement began with the Dandi March (2009), where Civil Disobedience started (1995) and the order of freedom-struggle events (2004).
Note for UPSC
End point of the Salt March, 6 April 1930.
Questions link places with movements, sessions and years of the national movement.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2025 · Q71"Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of…
- UPSC Prelims 2009 · Q56Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?…
- UPSC Prelims 2004 · Q122Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?…
- UPSC Prelims 2000 · Q80After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in…
- UPSC Prelims 1999 · Q9The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the…
- UPSC Prelims 1997 · Q25Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Events) I. Morley Minto Reforms II. Simon Commission III. The Ch…
- UPSC Prelims 1995 · Q98In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Dandi (1930).
Key facts
- Type
- Freedom-struggle site
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Year
- 1930
- Coordinates
- 20.886°N, 72.801°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 7 questions · 2025, 2009, 2004, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1995
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- The Gandhian Era and Independence (1920–1947)
- Swarajists to Civil Disobedience: Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj, Salt March and the Round Table Conferences
- Mahatma Gandhi: Truth, Non-violence and Trusteeship
- Gandhi's Arrival, Rowlatt Satyagraha, Jallianwala Bagh and the Non-Cooperation–Khilafat Movement (map lesson)
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